Cantonese words starting with M

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maan6 tin1 fei1 mou5
漫天飞舞
(of snow etc) to fill the sky
maan6 tin1 jiu3 gaa3
漫天要价
to ask for sky-high prices
maan6 tin1 pin3 dei6
lit. to fill the whole sky and cover the land (idiom)
maan6 tin1 pin3 je5
lit. to fill the whole sky and cover the land; everywhere
maan6 tiu4 si1 lei5
慢条斯理
unhurried; composed
maan6 to4 lo4
曼陀罗
(botany) devil's trumpet (Datura stramonium) (loanword from Sanskrit "māndāra")
maan6 to5 si1
Mentos, a brand of candy produced by European company Perfetti Van Melle
maan6 tou4 lo4
曼荼罗
(Buddhism) (loanword from Sanskrit) mandala
maan6 waa2
漫画
comic
maan6 waa2 gaa1
漫画家
cartoon writer (from Japanese mangaka)
maan6 waa2 syu1
漫画书
comic books [written and colloquial]
maan6 waa4
万华
Wanhua District of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 Shi4], Taiwan
maan6 waa4 keoi1
万华区
Wanhua District of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 Shi4], Taiwan
maan6 wai2
万位
the ten thousands place (or column) in the decimal system
maan6 wai4 mong5
万维网
World Wide Web
maan6 wing4
万荣
Wanrong County in Yuncheng 運城|运城[Yun4 cheng2], Shanxi; Vang Vieng, town in central Laos
maan6 wing4 hoeng1
万荣乡
Wanrong or Wanjung township in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县[Hua1 lian2 Xian4], east Taiwan
maan6 wing4 jyun6
万荣县
Wanrong, a county in Yuncheng City 運城市|运城市[Yun4 cheng2 Shi4], Shanxi
maan6 wu6
万户
ducal title meaning lord of 10,000 households
maan6 wu6 hau4
万户侯
Marquis (highest Han dynasty ducal title meaning lord of 10,000 households)
maan6 zau1
万州
see 萬州區|万州区[Wan4 zhou1 Qu1]
maan6 zau1 keoi1
万州区
Wanzhou, a district of Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2 qing4]
maan6 zau2
Stay a bit!; (to a departing guest) Take care!
maan6 zi2
curtain
maan6 zi2 cin1 hung4
万紫千红
thousands of purples and reds (idiom); a blaze of color
maan6 zi2 loeng4
万梓良
Alex Man Chi-leung, a Hong Kong actor
maan6 zi3 paai4
万智牌
Magic the gathering (online fantasy game of card collecting and battling)
maan6 zi6 gaap2
万字夹
(n.) a paper clip.
maan6 zin2
comic convention
maan6 zoeng6
万丈
lit. ten thousand fathoms; lofty
maan6 zoeng6
万象
Vientiane, capital of Laos
maan6 zoeng6 gang1 san1
万象更新
all is fresh again
maan6 zoeng6 gou1 lau4 ping4 dei6 hei2
万丈高楼平地起
towering buildings are built up from the ground (idiom)
maan6 zoi2
万载
see 萬載縣|万载县[Wan4 zai4 Xian4]
maan6 zoi2 jyun6
万载县
Wanzai, a county in Yichun City 宜春市[Yi2 chun1 Shi4], Jiangxi
maan6 zong6
万状
extremely; in the extreme
maan6 zung3
万众
Millions of people; the multitude
maan6 zung3 jat1 sam1
万众一心
millions of people all of one mind (idiom); the people united
maang1
(Cant.) to pluck; to pull out
maang1 ce1 bin1
掹车边
to get a free ride (or benefits) with someone by following along with them [colloquial]
maang1 gai1
掹鸡
verb; pull the trigger of a gun; it also mean (noun); bad looking person, face had pimple or acne marks
maang1 gan2
绷紧
to stretch taut
maang1 maang1 gan2
掹掹紧
adj; be badly off; on a shoestring; on a tight (budget)
maang1 maau1 mei5
掹猫尾
the action of two people conspiring together in hope to cheat or scam others
maang1 saam1 mei5
to follow, go along; to depend on one's network to achieve a goal
maang1 zoek6 lim5
绷着脸
to have a taut face; to look displeased
maang4
rogue; gangster; common people
maang4
blind; shortsighted
maang4 baau1
visually impaired person (Tw)
maang4 bing2
an idiot; an useless person [colloquial]